EXTENSION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. (a) Extension.—Notwithstanding section 7(e) of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 626(e)), a civil action may be brought under section 7 of such Act by the Commission or an aggrieved person, during the applicable extension period if— (1)(A) with respect to the alleged unlawful practice on which the claim in such civil action is based, a charge was timely filed under such Act with the Commission after December 31, 1983, (B) with respect to the alleged unlawful practice on which the claim in such civil action is based, a charge was timely filed under such Act with the Commission after April 6, 1985, (2) the Commission did not, within the applicable period set forth in section 7(e) either— (A) eliminate such alleged unlawful practice by informal methods of conciliation, conference, and persuasion, or (B) notify such person, in writing, of the disposition of such charge and of the right of such person to bring a civil action on such claim, (3)(A) with respect to a claim described in paragraph (1)(A) the statue of limitations applicable under such section 7(e) ran before the date of the enactment of this Act, or (B) with respect to a claim described in paragraph (1)(B) the statute of limitations applicable under such section 7(e) runs after April 6, 1988, but before the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Age Discrimination Claims Assistance Amendments of 1990. (4) a civil action on such claim was not brought by the Commission or such person before the running of the statute of limitations. (b) Definition.—The term “extension period” means— (1) with respect to a charge described in paragraph (1)(A), the 450-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, and (2) with respect to a charge described in paragraph (1)(B), the 450-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Age Discrimination Claims Assistance Amendments of 1990, and [29 U.S.C. 626 note]